🌱 Meet the Lexington native making waves in Nashville’s music press

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Lexington native making waves in Nashville’s music press
• How is Lexington’s NAHB chair reading today’s housing market?

Also on today's calendar: Open Mic Nights with host Kelly Jackson.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and not as cold, with a high of 50 and low of 27 degrees.
• Wednesday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 53, low: 31.
• Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 55 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Industry Ink: Laura Veltz, ASCAP, Anne Murray (musicrow.com) — Lexington gets a music-industry shoutout through Lauryn Sink, a staff writer at MusicRow Magazine who hails from town and just graduated from UNC’s Hussman School of Journalism. The piece highlights major country music achievements and ASCAP’s support for emerging songwriters, while noting a free holiday streaming window for an Anne Murray documentary.
   

• Builder Confidence Rose 1 Point to 39 in December (floordaily.net) — A national housing report briefly spotlights Lexington’s own NAHB chairman, Buddy Hughes, noting he’s navigating tough market conditions with rising material and labor costs. Builder confidence in new single-family homes ticked up slightly in December, but many builders are still cutting prices and offering incentives as they head into 2026.
   

📸 Around Lexington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lexington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Winter Farmers Market — Lexington Farmers Market
  Lexington Farmer's Market, 129 S Railroad St, Lexington
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday December 22

• Open Mic Nights with host Kelly Jackson
  Arts Theatre 202 , 202 N Main St , Lexington
  7:00 pm

📣 Lexington Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Minority Business Council
  Rowan County Chamber of Commerce , 204 E Innes St #110 , Salisbury
  9:00 am
• Davidson County ABC Board Meeting
  ABC Store , 12201 N. NC Highway 150 Suite 20 , Winston Salem
  3:00 pm
• Breastfeeding Basics @ Thomasville YMCA
  Tom A Finch Community YMCA , 1010 Mendenhall St , Thomasville
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• STAR Cardinal Luncheon Celebration (Focus: Respect)
  William R. Davie Advance, NC 27006
• Holiday Spirit Dress Up Day : Elf Day (Elf Hats or Ears)
  William R. Davie Advance, NC 27006
• Stewart Coley Music
  Cross Ties Restaurant & Catering , 11 E Main St , Thomasville
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Holiday Spirit Dress Up Day : Polar Express Day! (wear PJs)
  William R. Davie Advance, NC 27006
• Power in Partnership Breakfast with Steven Petrow
  Trinity Oaks , 728 Klumac Road , East Spencer
  7:30 am

Friday December 19

• Holiday Spirit Dress Up Day : Holiday Spirit Day (wear red, green, Santa hats)
  William R. Davie Advance, NC 27006
• Kindergarten Family Engagement (2D/3D Shapes to Ornaments)
  Cafeteria
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• From Antionette Kerr’s column in “Davidson Local”:
  Column: Giving blood on Dec. 15th could make the difference between here and gone CAUGHT DOING GOOD, HEALTH, NC SENATE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS… (Nextdoor High Rock/Silver Hill)
• Your Daily Motivation
  Sunday December-14-2025 You’ve had the courage to leave behind what’s no longer right for you. You also have the courage to move toward what’s… (Nextdoor Silver Valley)

• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Lexington. Apply here.
• Soar Consulting, Inc. posted a job opening for Industrial Electrician in Lexington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lexington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Thomasville

• 24 Karat Club SEUS Announces Recipients of 2025 Industry Scholarships (southernjewelrynews.com)

Salisbury

• High school boys basketball roundup: in progress (salisburypost.com)
• Rowan Helping Ministries receives Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation grant: Nourishing our Neighbors grant increases access to nutritious food, provides nutritional education (salisburypost.com)
• Christmas Happiness: Latest donation a trifecta of honors (salisburypost.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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